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Sustainability at Assurant

Respected Resources Lead to a Circular Economy

We are passionate about the circular economy and our mission — to prevent used devices from being prematurely retired or ending up in a landfill. Because circularity is a strategic priority for our company, we look for ways to develop and embed sustainability into the design of our products, with a focus on longevity. Across the industry, we are seen as a leader in incubating and bringing to market innovative solutions through a broad array of products and services supporting circularity.

We focus on the aspects of the three main areas of mobile device circularity, where we believe we have the most impact:

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Production & Modularity

Operating in sustainable ways in all device operations downstream of the original equipment manufacturer, and providing services to support easier repair.
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Longevity

Extending the useful life of devices that are manufactured through protection, trade-in, upgrade and certified pre-owned (CPO) programs.
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Recyclability

Ensuring devices are responsibly recycled at the end of their useful life.

Assurant offers a suite of services for our clients and customers — and implements incentive and promotional programs that motivate people to participate — to fulfill these objectives. For our customers, we provide many avenues for using mobile device technology sustainably, including upgrades, trade-ins, and recycling. In this way, we help maximize the value of pre-owned devices, providing additional revenue streams for our customers and creating a positive impact on the environment.

In 2023, we rolled out Assurant Carbon IQSM, a solution that provides end-to-end CO2 impact assessment to help companies define and refine their circularity strategy for the mobile device ecosystem.

For more information about how we are integrating circularity and sustainability principles into our offerings, see our Device Lifecycle Sustainability Solutions.

Looking Ahead:

Circularity Goal

Be the world’s most impactful re-use and refurbishment solutions provider and partner of choice for mobile devices. We want to transform the way people think about re-use, refurbishment and extending the life of electronics and appliances.
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Our 2024 goals include:

  • Evaluating commitments to set future sustainability goals.
  • Building upon our existing U.S. practices of partnering with R2-certified facilities and pursue handling devices by an R2 or E-Stewards-certified facility globally.
  • Growing the reporting and environmental impact insights within the Connected Living portfolio.
  • Pursuing sustainable packaging use globally.
  • Expanding Assurant Carbon IQSM beyond mobile devices, such as smartwatches and wearables.
  • Paving the way towards a more focused sustainable solutions suite as part of our product offerings.
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